Oops! QuickTime broke it! (Mac issue)
seelindarun:
You really oughta google. There aren't that many mac users here to be able to get a good idea of what could happen.
Generally, you can let your windows partition be riddled to hell with suckrom, and it won't affect OS X. Unless suckrom burns out your media drive, that is. There are some hardware failures attributed to it on windows-only platforms, but I don't know of any on bootcamp partitions with windows.
I strongly suggest you just use no-CD cracks from the beginning to avoid the butthurt. If you haven't the faintest what I'm talking about, I suggest even more strongly that you stop yourself from asking about cracks and suckrom. There's a sticky in Podium where you can edumacate yourself.
professorbutters:
Quote from: seelindarun on 2009 February 12, 21:44:20
You really oughta google. There aren't that many mac users here to be able to get a good idea of what could happen.
Generally, you can let your windows partition be riddled to hell with suckrom, and it won't affect OS X. Unless suckrom burns out your media drive, that is. There are some hardware failures attributed to it on windows-only platforms, but I don't know of any on bootcamp partitions with windows.
I strongly suggest you just use no-CD cracks from the beginning to avoid the butthurt. If you haven't the faintest what I'm talking about, I suggest even more strongly that you stop yourself from asking about cracks and suckrom. There's a sticky in Podium where you can edumacate yourself.
There may be a sticky in the Podium about cracks and Securom, yes, and yes, it is advisable to read it, but I don't see any problem with Mac players asking about Mac-related problems. In fact, I'm going to go so far as to say that is bullshit, because in fact there are things about playing on Macs that only another Mac player would know, and there are some of us on this board, and some of us aren't as snotty about it as you are.
Tikkititi, as far as I know, there aren't any Securom-related issues on Macs. What it comes down to is how attached you are to your media drive and how much you would care if it fried. The windows partition may be the only bit that's affected, but replacing media drives on a Mac is a real bitch, even if it's under warranty. And a lot of the time, if I have a Mac related issue, I go to the Mac section on the BBS. It's the only section I ever read. Yes, the BBS is the BBS and it is full of a lot of 12s asking about how they can get TWINS!!111!!!, but the Mac section sometimes does have helpful info for people who play on Macs, or a windows partition on a Mac. And at least there you are not as likely to run into bullshit religious fervor about running the frickin' game on a Windoze partition using a no-CD crack, which has issues of its own. (See above.)
Marhis:
I'm playing TS2 on BootCamp since FT, and I've got the usual DVD-not-working suckiness from SecuROM, at first, but only on Windows; on the Mac side everything went ok. I had apparently SecuROM in MAC preferences, too, but I deleted those data entries and at least I didn't have any issue.
I suggest you to play TS2 in Windows, although I loathe that OS, even if you don't plan to install FT, AL or M&G: Aspyr porting addeed other crap - although not too much - to TS2 built-in bugfest. Plus, in the Windows version you may AT LAST watch your sims properly antialiased, the bumpmapping at work and the x-ray cursor on snow, if you have Seasons.
In any case, do what seelindarun said: ALWAYS use a no-cd crack; NEVER run TS2 as is, or from the launcher.
somnambulist:
Quote from: Tikkititi on 2009 February 12, 15:24:35
Could anyone who has done this tell me if they're getting securom-related problems on the Mac side?
Windows can't even see HFS+ partitions without 3rd party software -- securom cannot fuck up what it cannot see.
Quote from: seelindarun on 2009 February 12, 21:44:20
Unless suckrom burns out your media drive, that is.
If you want to be truly paranoid, don't do the install when booted into Windows -- do it in a VMWare or Parallels session that's virtualizing your Bootcamp partition. That way Windows has no direct hardware access to the optical drive.
seelindarun:
Quote from: professorbutters on 2009 February 12, 22:11:56
And a lot of the time, if I have a Mac related issue, I go to the Mac section on the BBS. It's the only section I ever read. Yes, the BBS is the BBS and it is full of a lot of 12s asking about how they can get TWINS!!111!!!, but the Mac section sometimes does have helpful info for people who play on Macs, or a windows partition on a Mac. And at least there you are not as likely to run into bullshit religious fervor about running the frickin' game on a Windoze partition using a no-CD crack, which has issues of its own. (See above.)
You really oughta read more.
The OP had already decided to run the frickin' game on a Windoze partition in his/her religious fervor. That is why I answered the way I did.
My advice is practical as well as snotty. If you're worried about what might happen to your mac, it's generally a good idea to look past your nose and poll more than 4 people.
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